Month: March 2013

There’s a lot of riff raff out there. Phony doctors, back-alley shops catering to people looking to save a few bucks and sometimes, doctors have even been known to steal photos and pass them off as their own! It’s for these reasons that we at Kaufman urge our patients to do their research about their doctors. Part of doing that research means judging before and after photos.

Before and after photos are a great way to see, arguably, the most important aspect of a plastic surgeon: his or her results. We pride ourselves on offering natural results that few plastic surgeons in California, let alone Folsom, can offer. Here are a few things to look for when evaluating before and after photos.

Video games can make you a winner in real life. Well, in moderation, maybe. A recent study conducted by a professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that high school and college students who regularly played video games were able to match and sometimes exceed the skill level of resident physicians in a robotic surgery simulator. In short, the study found that playing video games makes for a better surgeon. The study also found that the test subjects who played about two hours of video games daily performed better than those who played four hours daily, so there might be something to be said for moderation, as well.